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Colbert Comes Down to Earth In Second ‘Late Show’ Episode

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Joe Flint

Sep 10, 2015 3:11 pm ET

After giving Stephen Colbert a try, many late-night TV viewers returned to Jimmy Fallon.

According to Nielsen, Stephen Colbert’s second broadcast as host of CBS’s “The Late Show” drew 3.7 million viewers, a 44% drop from the 6.6 million that watched his debut show on Tuesday. NBC’s “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” had 4.1 million viewers, an increase of 39% from the previous evening’s audience.